Yes, the food is amazing and the shopping is world class, but what is it about Malaysia that sets it apart from every other major Asian country? Putting a finger on its unique offer can be likened to trying to name every spice that goes into som...

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Since Alex Steinweiss created the first record cover for Columbia Records in 1938, music and art have had a love affair. The Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale celebrated this union 10 years ago with the exhibition “Revolutions,” toasting the artists behind seminal work linked to the music of the 1960s-’80s. And now it’s revisiting the concept with a new exhibit. On...

Amusement and theme parks

Visiting Mickey and Minnie just got more expensive. The Walt Disney Co. raised ticket prices to attend Disneyland, Walt Disney World and the rest of its U.S. theme parks, effective Sunday. A one-day ticket for either Disneyland or California Adventure in Anaheim, California, is now $99 for anyone 10 or older, the company said. That’s up from $96. Single-day tickets for the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, are now $105, up from...

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San Marino >> Internationally renowned violinist Cho-Liang Lin has been named this year’s artist-in-residence at The Huntington. With a concert career spanning 30 years, Lin has performed as a soloist with major worldwide orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. “As a musician, Mr. Lin embodies the excitement and joy that results when the cultures and traditions of the world come...

Art museums

Inside the small studio loft he’s shared with his wife for about 20 years, located just outside of Downtown Los Angeles, 80-year-old painter Young-Il Ahn stands by a striking abstract painting that covers a good portion of a wall. The piece is surrounded by dozens of other paintings that nearly inundate the entire loft and seem to engulf the couple’s tiny bed. “It’s going to be his...

Amusement and theme parks

SKYFOREST >> Flashback to spring 1955. “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” was a hit song on the radio, gas was 23 cents a gallon, and the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn. On Memorial Day weekend, what would become billed as the world’s first franchised amusement park opened in this tiny San Bernardino Mountains community. Disneyland’s opening was nearly two months away. On a weather-perfect weekend, with clear skies and mountain...

Cultural history museums

The Aquarian Book Shop was once the place where a who’s who of African-American writers and intellectuals gathered in Los Angeles. Maya Angelou, Angela Davis and Alex Haley were regulars at the long-running store owned by Alfred and Bernice Ligon, who opened the shop in 1941 on South Western Avenue and operated it until its closing in 1994. During their more than half a century in business, the couple amassed a collection of thousands of rare books, journals, magazines...

Museums

PASADENA >> Now that director Christina Yu Yu has settled into her new role as head of the USC Pacific Asia Museum, the facility has several projects planned for 2015 and beyond. “The museum is a place that provides a very relaxed and safe environment for learning, to explore areas (visitors) may not know or understand,” said Yu Yu. “We combine learning and entertainment. We’re trying to reinvent our image.” Two new programs beginning this...

Natural history museums

Today’s technology allows anyone to be a scientist. Don’t believe it? Well, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is promoting “citizen science” with its First Fridays series, themed Do-It-Yourself Science, beginning Feb. 6. “There’s projects all over the world that people can get involved in with something as common as their cellphones,” said Laurel Robinson, the museum’s manager of...

Museums

SoCal Museums, a collaborative effort, will hold the 10th annual “Museums Free-For-All” day on Saturday, featuring more than 20 Southern California museums opening their doors for free. The offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Check individual museum websites for hours and other visitor information. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Museums

PASADENA>> If you’re looking for something to keep you entertained before Super Bowl Sunday, Saturday is a perfect time to enjoy what several local museums have to offer. As part of SoCal Museum’s 10th annual Museums Free-For-All day, more than 20 Southern California museums, including three in Pasadena, will open their doors to visitors free of charge. While some museums may already be free to the public or offer free days throughout the year, the...